JP7215033B2 - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and program.

In Non-Patent Document 1 below, a robot equipped with a tablet-type computer or a tablet-type display and input device can be operated by inputting various commands in the note column (comment column) of each page displayed by presentation application software. (for example, pepper (registered trademark)).

Fubright Communications Co., Ltd., “Robot Pitch Pepper presentation with usual PowerPoint”, [online], [searched July 9, 2018], Internet <URL: http://fubright.co.jp/pepper-robo -apps/robo-pitch/>

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic file in which a plurality of pages are displayed so as to be continuously switched, and in which a page display time and a sentence to be output by voice when the page is displayed can be set for each page. To provide an information processing device capable of notifying a user of a page whose page display may be changed during voice output.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a display time of a page is obtained from a command written in a hidden comment field associated with each page of an electronic file displayed such that a plurality of pages are continuously switched. a first receiving means for extracting and receiving;
a second receiving means for extracting and receiving sentences to be voice-output when the page is displayed from the command described in the comment column of each page of the electronic file;
and a notifying means for notifying to that effect when the voice output time estimated from the text accepted by the second accepting means is longer than the display time of the page accepted by the first accepting means. processing equipment.
In the present invention according to claim 2, the estimated voice output time affects the text to be voice output and the voice output time described in the comment column of each page of the electronic file. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which is inferred from the command.

The present invention according to claim 3 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the notifying means notifies the page for which the voice output time is longer than the display time of the page.

In the present invention according to claim 4 , the notification means notifies in an adjustable state of either the display time of the page or the voice output time for each page for which the voice output time is longer than the display time of the page. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the display time of any given page when the user selects to adjust the display time of the page. be.

The present invention according to claim 6 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustment means resets the display time of the page to at least the voice output time estimated from the text set on the page. .

The present invention according to claim 7 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the notification means notifies the adjusted display time of the page.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the information processing according to the fourth aspect further comprises adjustment means for adjusting the voice output time of an arbitrary page when the user selects to adjust the voice output time of the page. It is a device.

The present invention according to claim 9 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the adjusting means changes the content of the text set on the page.

The present invention according to claim 10 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the adjusting means adjusts the speed of voice synthesized from the text set on the page.

The present invention according to claim 11 further comprises display control means for controlling to display the voice output time estimated from the text set on the page in a dynamically adjustable state. It is an information processing apparatus described.

The present invention according to claim 12 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the display control means controls to display the display time set for the page.

The present invention according to claim 13 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 11 or 12 , further comprising reproducing means for synthesizing and reproducing the text set on the page at a set voice output time.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the computer constituting the information processing apparatus includes:
A process of extracting and accepting the display time of the page from the command described in the hidden comment column associated with each page of the electronic file displayed so that a plurality of pages are continuously switched;
a process of extracting and accepting sentences to be voice-output when the page is displayed from the command described in the comment column of each page of the electronic file;
When the voice output time estimated from the accepted text is longer than the display time of the page, the program executes a process of notifying that effect.

According to the present invention according to claims 1 and 2 , a plurality of pages are displayed so as to switch continuously, and by writing in the hidden comment column associated with each page, the page display time and the corresponding page display time are displayed. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of notifying a user of a page whose page display may change during voice output of the text in an electronic file in which text to be output by voice when the page is displayed can be set.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to notify which page in the electronic file has the problem that the page display is switched during voice output of the text set on the page.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, either the page display time or the voice output time is selected for each page for which there is a possibility that the page display will be switched during the voice output of the text set on the page. It is possible to change.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the page display time of the page can be adjusted without changing the voice output time of the text set on the page.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, setting can be made so that the page display is switched when the audio output of the page is finished.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the page display time is reset, the user can be notified of the reset page display time.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the voice output of the text set on the page without changing the page display time set on the page.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, sentences can be shortened according to the voice output time.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the voice output time without changing the content of the text set on the page.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the user can arbitrarily adjust the audio output time of the page while visually recognizing it.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the user can dynamically adjust the audio output time of the page while viewing the page display time.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the text set on the page can be viewed with the set content and the set audio output time.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pages are displayed on a computer constituting an information processing apparatus so as to be switched continuously, and a comment is written in a hidden comment field associated with each page. A process of notifying the user of a page whose page display may be switched during voice output of the text of an electronic file in which the page display time and the text to be output by voice when the page is displayed can be set. can be executed.

2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information processing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 shows one page included in an electronic file and the contents of a comment field on that page in one embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows one page and the contents of the comment column of the page when the voice output time exceeds the page display time, which is included in the electronic file in one embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of an information processing apparatus 20 of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the information processing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation pop-up window 500 that notifies information of a page whose voice output time is longer than page display time of the page. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a speech speed change window 600 displayed when adjusting the speed of speech synthesized from a sentence to be speech-output. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing processing when it is first determined whether or not there is inconsistency in all pages of an electronic file; FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation pop-up window 800 that notifies information of a page whose voice output time is determined to be longer than the page display time of the page by thumbnail display. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a change confirmation pop-up window 900 for changing the audio output time; FIG.

<<Description of Information Processing Device>>
An information processing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 20 according to this embodiment. The information processing device 20 is, for example, a desktop computer, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a notebook computer or other terminal device as long as it has the configuration described below. There may be.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 20 has a control microprocessor 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, a display 205, an input interface 206, and a speaker 207, each connected to a control bus 208. be done.

The control microprocessor 201 controls the operation of each part of the information processing device 20 based on control programs stored in the storage device 203 .

In the memory 202, information on the display time of each page acquired from the comment column 150 of each page of the electronic file, text data to be voice output acquired from the comment column 150, and voice output time of each page are stored. information, synthesized voice data, etc. are temporarily stored.

The storage device 203 is configured by a hard disk (HDD) or solid state drive (SDD), and stores a control program for controlling each part of the information processing device 20 . The storage device 203 also stores electronic files to be processed in this embodiment. Details of the electronic file will be described later.

The communication interface 204 performs communication control for the information processing apparatus 20 to communicate with another server (not shown) via a network (not shown).

A display 205 is formed of a liquid crystal display integrated with or separate from the information processing apparatus 20, and displays information processed by a display control unit, which will be described later.

The input interface 206 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and is input means for the user who operates the information processing apparatus 20 to input instructions.

The speaker 207 converts an audio signal output by a reproducing unit, which will be described later, into audio and reproduces the audio.

《Description of electronic files》
Here, the electronic files to be processed in this embodiment, which are stored in the storage device 203 described above, will be described. The electronic file of this embodiment is composed of a plurality of pages each including an image and text. When this electronic file is opened by presentation application software (hereinafter referred to as "presentation software") installed in the information processing apparatus of this embodiment, a plurality of pages of the electronic file are continuously switched on the display device. is displayed as

In addition, each page included in the electronic file has a comment column separate from the page that is actually displayed, and the creator or editor of the electronic file freely enters sentences and commands in this comment column. can be saved as The presentation software can execute voice synthesis and output voice according to the command input in the comment field.

For example, FIG. 2 shows a certain page included in an electronic file and the contents of a comment column associated with that page. This page consists of a display image 100 that is actually displayed on the screen when each page of the electronic file is displayed continuously by presentation software, and a comment field 150 that is not displayed on the screen. Note that the comment field 150 may be displayed on the screen together with the display image 100 by presentation software. The display image 100 includes a presentation sentence 110 and a presentation image 120, such as "timing to remove oil". On the other hand, in the comment column 150, there are commands such as "#page (26)#", "#point (8, 16, blue)#", "#time (2)#", and "timing to remove the chicken cutlet from the oil". Are listed.

The command "#page(26)#" indicates the display time of the page when the electronic file is read by the presentation software, and means to switch the display to the next page after 26 seconds from the start of page display. ing. The command "#point (8, 16, blue)#" means that a blue pointer is displayed on the screen from the 8th second to the 16th second after the start of page display. Also, the command "#time(2)#" means to wait for 2 seconds. That is, it waits for two seconds to output the text to be output by voice written after the command, or to execute another command written after the command. Further, "timing to remove chicken cutlet from oil" is a sentence to be output by voice.

In the case of the page shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the total time of voice output estimated from the text to be voice output and other commands affecting the voice output time is 26 seconds. In this case, since the page display time is 26 seconds, there is no inconsistency that the page display time exceeds the page display time.

On the other hand, the page shown in FIG. 3 differs from the page explained in FIG. 2 only in the command "#page(5)#", and the other parts are the same. In this case, the display of this page is switched to the next page after 5 seconds from the start of page display. On the other hand, it is assumed that the total time of voice output estimated from the text to be voice output and other commands that affect the voice output time is 26 seconds, which is the same as in the case of FIG. In that case, the time of voice output exceeds the page display time, and the problem arises that the display is switched to the next page before the voice output is finished.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, functions of the information processing device 20 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the information processing device 20 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing apparatus 20 executes a control program stored in the storage device 203 in the control microprocessor 201 to obtain a page display time acquisition unit 211, a text acquisition unit 212, an audio output time It is configured to exhibit the functions of an estimation unit 213 , a determination unit 214 , a notification unit 215 , a display control unit 216 , an adjustment unit 217 , a speech synthesis unit 218 and a reproduction unit 219 .

The page display time acquisition unit 211 receives designation of the display time of each page from the comment column 150 of each page constituting the electronic file. Specifically, the page display time acquisition unit 211 determines whether or not there is a command “#page(**)#” (where ** is a number) specifying the page display time in the comment field 150, and determines whether or not the command exists. If so, the numerical value contained in the command is extracted and temporarily stored in the memory 202 together with the page information indicating which page it is as the page display time. Note that the page display time is the display time from the start of displaying one page in the electronic file to the display of the next page. For example, if the command specifying the page display time is "#page(26)#" as shown in FIG. If the command specifying the time is "#page(5)#", the page display time of the page is 5 seconds.

The text capturing unit 212 receives from the comment column 150 of each page that constitutes the electronic file, designation of text to be output as voice when the page is displayed. Specifically, when there is a text to be output as a voice output contained in the comment column 150, the text capturing unit 212 extracts the text to be output as a voice output, and temporarily stores it in the memory 202. Remember. For example, in the case of the pages described with reference to FIGS. Make sure that the temperature is 80° C. from the bottom.” memorize to

The voice output time estimating unit 213 extracts sentences extracted from the comment column 150 of each page constituting the electronic file and to be voice output when the page is displayed, and other commands that affect the voice output time, such as Based on the command specifying the voice output start time and the command specifying the time to temporarily wait for voice output, the time required for voice output of the text set on the page is estimated, and temporarily stored in the memory 202. memorize to It should be noted that the voice output time is the time required for voice output of the text set on the page, which is inferred from the text that is the target of voice output when a certain page is displayed, and other commands that affect the voice output time. It is the time required.

Specifically, the sum of the time calculated from the number of characters in the text that is the target of voice output and the standby time without voice output calculated from commands that affect the voice output time is calculated when the page is displayed. is the audio output time of In the case of the pages illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the voice output time estimator 213 estimates, based on the number of characters in the text set in the comment column 150, that 20 seconds, for example, is required when only the text is reproduced. Furthermore, since there are three commands "#time(2)#" specifying the waiting time in the comment field 150, the voice output time estimating unit 213 determines that a waiting time of 6 seconds is required in addition to the reproduction of the text. to decide. Therefore, the voice output time estimator 213 estimates that "26 seconds" is necessary as the voice output time for the pages of FIGS.

Note that the speech output time estimation unit 213, in addition to calculating the time from the number of characters in the sentence to be output as a speech output, actually performs speech synthesis by the speech synthesis unit 218, and outputs the time and speech based on the result. The total standby time for which the page is not displayed may be used as the audio output time for displaying the page.

The determination unit 214 compares the page display time and the voice output time stored in the memory 202 for each page constituting the electronic file, and determines whether the voice output time falls within the page display time. For example, in the case of the page shown in FIG. 2, since both the page display time and the voice output time are 26 seconds, it is determined that the voice output time is within the page display time. On the other hand, in the case of the page shown in FIG. 3, since the page display time is 5 seconds and the voice output time is 26 seconds, it is determined that the voice output time exceeds the page display time.

If the judgment unit 214 judges that the audio output time of a certain page is longer than the display time of the page, the notification unit 215 notifies that fact. Specifically, the notification unit 215 instructs the display control unit 216 to generate a notification image that notifies the information of the page whose voice output time is longer than the display time of the page. Conversely, the notification unit 215 may instruct the display control unit 216 to notify the information of the page whose voice output time is within the display time of the page.

A display control unit 216 generates an image to be displayed on the display 205 .

The adjuster 217 adjusts either or both of the display time and the audio output time of an arbitrary page of the electronic file according to the user's instruction. Specifically, when the user operates the input interface 206 to instruct adjustment of the display time of a certain page, the adjustment unit 217 estimates the display time of the page from at least the text set on the page. reset to the audio output time that is set. For example, the adjustment unit 217 adjusts the numerical value included in the command “#page(**)#” included in the comment field 150 of the electronic file to the text to be output as a voice output when the page is displayed, and other voice output. Set to the time of the voice output that is inferred from a command that affects time, such as "#time(**)#".

Further, when the user selects to adjust the audio output time of any page, the adjusting unit 217 adjusts the audio output time of the page. Specifically, when the user operates the input interface 206 to instruct adjustment of the voice output time of the page, the adjustment unit 217 changes the content of the text set in the comment column 150 of the page. Alternatively, the adjustment unit 217 adjusts the speed of speech synthesized from the text set in the comment field 150 of the page.

The speech synthesizing unit 218 synthesizes speech based on the text extracted by the text capturing unit 212 from the comment column 150 of the electronic file, and temporarily stores the speech data in the memory 202 .

The reproducing unit 219 outputs the audio data generated by the audio synthesizing unit 218 to the speaker 207 .

《Description of processing》
Next, processing in the information processing apparatus 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. Note that FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information processing apparatus 20 according to this embodiment.

In step S401 of FIG. 5, the determination unit 214 sets the processing start page. Normally, the first page of the electronic file is set as the processing start page. That is, it is stored in the memory 202 as the processing page number n=1. In step S<b>402 , the page display time acquisition unit 211 extracts the display time of the page from the n-th page comment column 150 of the electronic file, and temporarily stores it in the memory 202 .

In step S<b>403 , the text capturing unit 212 extracts a sentence to be output as a voice contained in the comment field 150 of the n-th page of the electronic file, and temporarily stores it in the memory 202 .

In step S404, the voice output time estimating unit 213 extracts from the comment column 150 of the n-th page of the electronic file, and influences the text to be voice output when displaying the page and other voice output times. Based on the given command, the time required for outputting the text set on the page is estimated and temporarily stored in the memory 202 .

In step S405, the determination unit 214 compares the page display time of the n-th page of the electronic file extracted in step S402 with the voice output time estimated in step S404. If the judgment unit 214 judges that the audio output time of the page exceeds the page display time (for example, like the page described in FIG. 3, the audio output time (26 seconds) exceeds the page display time (5 seconds). If it exceeds the page display time), the process proceeds to step S406, and if it is determined that the audio output time of the page is within the page display time If the time (26 seconds) is within the page display time (26 seconds), the process proceeds to step S410.

In step S406, the notification unit 215 instructs the display control unit 216 to generate a notification image that notifies the information of the n-th page for which the voice output time is longer than the page display time of the page, The display control unit 216 generates a confirmation pop-up window 500 as shown in FIG. 6 and displays it on the display 205. FIG. Note that FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation pop-up window 500 that notifies the information of the page for which the voice output time is longer than the page display time of the page. A confirmation pop-up window 500 displays a notification message 510 stating that "The audio output time for the n-th page (n is the page number) exceeds the page display time." 5 seconds ⇒ 26 seconds", "Change voice output time: Change speech speed to shorten voice output time." It is composed of selection buttons 530 such as "change time" and "cancel".

In step S407, the adjustment unit 217 determines which one of the selection buttons 530 of the confirmation pop-up window 500 displayed in step S406 has been selected by the user. If the user selects the "change page display time" button, the process proceeds to step S408; if the user selects the "change audio output time" button, the process proceeds to step S409, and the "cancel" button is selected. If so, the process proceeds to step S410.

In step S408, the adjusting unit 217 resets the page display time of the page to at least the audio output time of the page estimated in step S404. Specifically, the numerical value included in the command specifying the page display time in the comment field 150 of the page of interest in the electronic file is corrected to the estimated numerical value of the voice output time. Then, the notification unit 215 instructs the display control unit 216 to notify the changed page display time of the page, and the display control unit 216 determines the reset page display time of the page based on the instruction. Displayed on the display 205 . Processing then proceeds to step S410.

In step S409, the adjustment unit 217 changes the audio output time of the page. Specifically, the content of the text to be output as voice included in the comment field 150 of the page of the electronic file is changed, or the speed of voice synthesized from the text to be output as voice is adjusted.

When changing the content of the text to be output by voice, the adjustment unit 217 may automatically shorten the content of the text to be output by voice included in the comment field 150 of the page of the electronic file, or may prompt the user to The display control unit 216 may be instructed to display a text re-input window on the display 205, and the content may be shortened by manual input by the user.

When adjusting the speed of speech synthesized from a text to be output as speech, the adjustment unit 217 generates a speech speed change window 600 as shown in FIG. 7 and instructs the display control unit 216 to display it on the display 205. do. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a speech speed change window 600 displayed when adjusting the speed of speech synthesized from a sentence to be speech-output. The speech speed change window 600 in FIG. 7 includes a notification message 610 such as "The speech speed will be changed. (n/32 pages)", an audition button 620, a speech speed change slide 630, an audio output time input field 640, and a page display time. The display field 650 is composed of selection buttons 660 such as "change" and "cancel".

The notification message 610 includes a page number indicating which page of the electronic file corresponds to the page whose speech speed is to be changed, and in the case of FIG. corresponds to this. The audition button 620 is for synthesizing and reproducing the text of the page to be output as speech at the speaking speed or speech output time specified by the user. The synthesizing unit 218 synthesizes speech based on the text to be output as a speech output extracted from the comment column 150 of the relevant page of the electronic file, and the set speech speed or the set speech output time, and the reproducing unit 219 outputs the speech to the speaker. 207 for output. Note that the speech speed is the speed of speech synthesized by speech synthesis.

The speech speed change slider 630 is for dynamically adjusting the speech speed when synthesizing a sentence to be output as a speech output, or the speech output time when synthesizing and outputting the sentence. is. The user can freely move the slider of the speech speed change slider 630 between "slow" and "fast". When this slider is moved to the "slow" side, the adjustment unit 217 sets the speech speed so that the text to be output as a voice output is played back more slowly. Set the speech speed so that it will be played back. The slider can be freely moved continuously between "slow" and "fast" speech speeds, but it is also possible to provide several scales so that the slider can be moved stepwise along the scales. Similar results can be obtained by using the speech speed change slider 630 as a slider for changing the voice output time. or in stages.

The user can change the speech speed and voice output time of the sentence to be output by voice by moving the slider of the speech speed change slider 630 , and the changed voice output time can be directly entered in the voice output time input field 640 . You can also change the speech rate and voice output time by inputting. The user operates the input interface 206 to enter an appropriate value, for example, a numerical value smaller than the page display time, while referring to the page display time set for the page displayed in the page display time display column. to enter. At this time, the speech speed change slider 630 may be automatically moved according to the input numerical value. In addition, when the user changes the speech speed by moving the speech speed change slider 630, the speech output time is estimated when the sentence to be speech-output is voice-outputted at the changed speech speed. It may be calculated by the unit 213 and displayed in the voice output time input field 640 .

When the user selects the "change" button from the selection buttons 660, the adjustment unit 217 outputs the text to be output as the speech output target at the speech speed and speech output time changed in the speech speed change window 600. , and the process proceeds to step S410. On the other hand, if the "cancel" button is selected from the selection buttons 660, the adjustment unit 217 proceeds to step S410 without changing the speech speed and voice output time.

In step S410, the determination unit 214 determines whether all pages included in the electronic file have been processed. If all pages have been processed, the process ends. If it is determined that all pages have not yet been processed, the process advances to step S411 to set the next page to be processed (that is, set the page number to be processed to n=n+1), and step S402. Returning to the process of , for all pages, it is confirmed whether there is any inconsistency in which the voice output time is longer than the page display time. Adjust either or both of the times and end the process.

In the above example, for each page of the electronic file, it is determined whether there is any inconsistency in which the audio output time is longer than the page display time. I notified that either the page display time or the audio output time can be adjusted. However, the present invention is not limited to the above example, and for all pages of the electronic file, the speech output time estimated from the speech output target text of each page is longer than the page display time of the page. It is also possible to first determine whether or not there is any inconsistency, and then display a list so that the user can see which page has the inconsistency.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a process for first determining whether or not there is inconsistency for all pages of an electronic file. The processing from step S701 to step S705 in FIG. 8 is substantially the same as the processing from step S401 to step S405 described with reference to FIG. Processing after step S705 will be described.

In step S705, if the judgment unit 214 judges that the audio output time of the n-th page exceeds the page display time (for example, like the page described in FIG. 3, the audio output time (26 seconds) exceeds the page display time). If the time (5 seconds) is exceeded), the process proceeds to step S706, and if it is determined that the audio output time of the n-th page is within the page display time (for example, If the audio output time (26 seconds) is within the page display time (26 seconds), the process proceeds to step S707.

In step S<b>706 , the determination unit 214 stores in the memory 202 the information of the mismatched page whose voice output time is longer than the page display time of the page.

In step S707, the determination unit 214 determines whether or not the process of comparing the lengths of the voice output time and the page display time has been completed for all pages included in the electronic file. If the comparison processing has been completed, the process proceeds to step S709, and if there is a page that has not been compared yet, the process proceeds to step S708.

In step S708, the determination unit 214 sets the next page to be processed (that is, the page number to be processed is set to n=n+1), and returns to step S702. Determine if it fits or if there is an inconsistency where the audio output time exceeds the page display time.

After determining whether or not the voice output time is within the page display time for all pages, or whether there is an inconsistency in which the voice output time exceeds the page display time, in step S709, the notification unit 215 , based on the information stored in the memory 202 of the page for which the audio output time is determined to be longer than the page display time of the page, there is an inconsistency in which the audio output time is longer than the page display time of the page. The display control unit 216 is instructed to generate a notification image that notifies the page to be displayed in a display mode different from that of the other pages. Based on the instruction, display control unit 216 generates confirmation pop-up window 800 as shown in FIG. 9 and displays it on display 205 .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation pop-up window 800 that notifies, by thumbnail display, the information of the page for which the voice output time is determined to be longer than the page display time of the page. A confirmation pop-up window 800 includes a confirmation message 810 such as "Please confirm the page whose voice output time exceeds the page display time." are displayed as thumbnail images, and selection buttons 830 such as "change page display time", "change audio output time", and "end".

The page list display column 820 displays the display images 100 of each page included in the electronic file as thumbnails, and in FIG. 9, thumbnail images 821 to 823 corresponding to the display images for three pages are displayed. . A scroll bar 824 is provided in the horizontal direction at the bottom of the page list display column 820, and when a knob 825 is moved, the pages displayed as thumbnails in the page list display column 820 are moved and transitioned accordingly. Further, in the page list display column 820, pages whose voice output time exceeds the page display time and pages which do not are displayed so that the user can distinguish between them. Specifically, a red circle 826 is displayed on the thumbnail image of the page whose voice output time exceeds the page display time. The presence or absence of this red circle 826 allows the user to grasp whether or not the audio output time of the page exceeds the page display time. It should be noted that the method of displaying which page's audio output time exceeds the page display time is not limited to the red circle display, and other methods such as displaying the corresponding page larger than other pages, displaying the corresponding page A method may be used in which the page to be displayed is displayed more clearly than the other pages.

Furthermore, in FIG. 9, among the plurality of thumbnail images 821 to 823 displayed in the page list display field 820, the thumbnail image selected as the change target is highlighted. In step S710 of FIG. 8, the determination unit 214 determines whether or not the user has selected the "end" button from among the selection buttons 830 of the confirmation pop-up window 800 of FIG. If the determination unit 214 determines that the "End" button has been selected, it displays that all processing is to be terminated, and terminates the processing.

If it is determined that the "end" button has not been selected, the process advances to step S711, and the determining unit 214 determines that the user selects the "change page display time" button and the "change audio output time" button from among the selection buttons 830. determine which one is selected. If it is determined that the user has selected the "change page display time" button, the process proceeds to step S712, and if it is determined that the user has selected the "change audio output time" button, the process proceeds to step S713.

In step S712, the adjustment unit 217 generates a change confirmation pop-up window 900 as shown in FIG. The display control unit 216 is instructed to do so.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a change confirmation pop-up window 900 for changing the audio output time. The change confirmation pop-up window 900 includes a notification message 910 stating that "The audio output time for the n-th page (n is the page number) exceeds the page display time." seconds ⇒ 26 seconds.

When the user selects the "change page display time" button from among the selection buttons 930 of the change confirmation pop-up window 900 of FIG. reset to the audio output time of the corresponding page. Specifically, the numerical value included in the command specifying the page display time in the comment field 150 of the page of the electronic file is corrected to the numerical value of the voice output time estimated in step S704. Then, the notification unit 215 instructs the display control unit 216 to notify the changed page display time of the page, and the display control unit 216 determines the reset page display time of the page based on the instruction. It is displayed on the display 205, and the process returns to step S709. When the process returns to step S709, since the page display time after the change is equal to or longer than the voice output time of the page, the red circle 826 is erased and the voice output time of the page exceeds the page display time. Allow users to recognize that inconsistencies do not exist.

If the user selects the "Cancel" button from the selection buttons 930 of the change confirmation pop-up window 900 of FIG. 10, the page display time is not changed, and the process returns to step S709.

When the user selects the "change voice output time" button from the selection buttons 830 in FIG. and instructs the display control unit 216 to display on the display 205 . Since the speech speed change window 600 in FIG. 7 has already been explained, a detailed explanation will be omitted. speech speed change slider 630 for dynamically adjusting the audio output time of the audio output target set to , and an audio output time input field 640 for directly inputting and designating the audio output time.

When the user adjusts the voice output time by moving the speech speed change slider 630 or by directly entering a numerical value in the voice output time input field 640 and selects the "Change" button from the selection buttons 660, The adjusting unit 217 sets the sentence to be output as a voice at the speech speed and the voice output time changed in the speech speed change window 600, and returns to step S709. When returning to step S709, since the voice output time after the change is within the page display time of the page, the red circle 826 is erased and the voice output time of the page exceeds the page display time. Allow users to recognize that inconsistencies do not exist.

When the user selects the "cancel" button from among the selection buttons 660 of the speech speed change window 600 in FIG. 7, the page display time is not changed, and the process returns to step S709.

In the above-described embodiment, the electronic file is stored in the information processing device 20. In the information processing device 20, there is an inconsistency that the audio output time of each page in the electronic file exceeds the page display time. was deciding whether or not However, the present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, the electronic file may be stored in the robot, and the above processing may be performed in an information processing device connected to the robot by wire or wirelessly.

20 information processing device 100 display image 110 presentation text 120 presentation image 150 comment column 201 control microprocessor 202 memory 203 storage device 204 communication interface 205 display 206 input interface 207 speaker 208 control bus 211 page display time acquisition unit 212 Text acquisition unit 213 Voice output time estimation unit 214 Judgment unit 215 Notification unit 216 Display control unit 217 Adjustment unit 218 Voice synthesis unit 219 Playback unit

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a first receiving means for extracting and receiving a display time of a page from a command described in a hidden comment column associated with each page of an electronic file displayed such that a plurality of pages are continuously switched; ,
a second receiving means for extracting and receiving sentences to be voice-output when the page is displayed from the command described in the comment column of each page of the electronic file;
and a notifying means for notifying when the speech output time estimated from the text received by the second receiving means is longer than the display time of the page received by the first receiving means. processing equipment. 2. The estimated voice output time is estimated from sentences targeted for voice output described in the comment field of each page of the electronic file and commands affecting the voice output time. The information processing device described. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said notification means notifies a page for which said voice output time is longer than said page display time. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said notification means notifies either the display time of said page or the voice output time for each page whose voice output time is longer than the display time of said page in an adjustable state. . 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the display time of an arbitrary page when the user selects to adjust the display time of the page. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said adjusting means resets the display time of said page to at least the voice output time estimated from the text set on said page. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the notification means notifies the adjusted display time of the page. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the voice output time of an arbitrary page when the user selects to adjust the voice output time of the page. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said adjusting means changes the content of the text set on said page. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said adjusting means adjusts the speed of voice synthesized from the text set on said page. 11. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 10 , further comprising display control means for controlling to display the voice output time estimated from the text set on the page in a dynamically adjustable state. 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said display control means controls to display the display time set for said page. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising reproducing means for synthesizing and reproducing the text set on the page in a set voice output time. A computer that constitutes an information processing device,
A process of extracting and accepting the display time of the page from the command described in the hidden comment column associated with each page of the electronic file displayed so that a plurality of pages are continuously switched;
a process of extracting and accepting sentences to be voice-output when the page is displayed from the command described in the comment column of each page of the electronic file;
A program for executing a process of notifying that when a voice output time estimated from an accepted sentence is longer than the display time of the page.

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